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Legal Services Bill [HL]

The longer I stay in this Chamber, the more my anxiety mounts about where the opposition parties and others are attempting to take us. I am particularly amazed at the Liberal Democrats, who usually have a pretty good record on defending the rights of the consumer—sometimes better than the Government. I do not understand why those who agreed that they accepted the principle of the establishment of the Legal Services Board are now attempting to reduce it to being a complete paper tiger. Of course we want to get these things resolved by agreement and partnership. That is the ultimate aim. But—